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Construction Starts on Bangladesh Terminal to Double Ship Size and Capacity

Published Aug 31, 2026 6:13 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Ports

A groundbreaking ceremony was held in Chattogram, Bangladesh, for a new container terminal that is one of the largest public-priva...

Australia Likely to Fine Racing Yacht After Hitting Great Barrier Reef

Published Aug 31, 2026 6:05 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Tugs & Salvage

The skipper and organizers of a thrilling odyssey to circumvent the planet could be slapped with hefty fines after one of the luxu...

MAIB Reports on Ferry-Jetty Incident That Holed Hull and Caused Flooding

Published Aug 31, 2026 5:00 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Shipping

Marine investigators in the UK have outlined the events that caused a ferry collision with a jetty during a normal berthing maneuv...

CENTCOM Says Iran Attempts to Intimidate Shipping with False Reports

Published Aug 31, 2026 4:25 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Government

Iran continues to make multiple claims about stopping vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz while insisting that the only passag...

Crane Lifting Accident Starts Fire and Injures Two in Mumbai

Published Aug 31, 2026 3:14 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Ports

Police at Mumbai Port in India are blaming an unstable lift for causing a horrendous accident on the pier on Sunday evening, Augus...

Video: Two Abandoned Vessels Attacked in Black Sea Wash Ashore in Turkey

Published Aug 31, 2026 1:57 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Tugs & Salvage

Turkish citizens were surprised to see two abandoned vessels drifting toward their shoreline, casualties of the war in the Black S...

EU Forces Stop Sixth Tanker in the Mediterranean for Inspection

Published Aug 31, 2026 12:23 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Government

The European Union on Sunday, August 30, stopped a sixth tanker suspected of operating under a false flag for the shadow fleet ser...

US Pre-empts Iranian Rocket Deployment of Sea Mines in Strait of Hormuz

Published Aug 31, 2026 8:57 AM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Government

In the first US attack mounted on Iran for about a month, US Central Command (CENTCOM) fired on IRGC positions on Larak Island lat...

OSG Appeals Labor Ruling Over Separate Bargaining Units for Deck Officers

Published Aug 31, 2026 8:45 AM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Shipping

Overseas Shipholding Group and its affiliate Alaska Tanker Company are appealing recent decisions by the National Labor Relations...

La Spezia Container Terminal’s Development Plan Continues

Published Aug 30, 2026 7:56 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Corporate News

[By Contship Italia S.P.A] Contracts have been signed for the supply of 4 ship-to-shore cranes and 18 yard cranes, representing a...

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